Gray Slender Opossum vs Sawback skate

Marmosops incanus compared with Leucoraja pristispina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Slender Opossum	Sawback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Rajidae
Genus	Marmosops	Leucoraja
Species	Marmosops incanus	Leucoraja pristispina

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Slender Opossum and Sawback skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sawback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Slender Opossum	Sawback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sawback skate